Wasting OPM!-----Pandemic-era lawsuit over gun at Michigan Zoom meeting is settled for $100,000 | WOODTV.com

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan county has settled a lawsuit over an elected official who flashed a rifle during a COVID-19-era public meeting on Zoom.

Patricia MacIntosh accused Ron Clous of trying to silence her right to free speech when he displayed the rifle during a 2021 meeting of Grand Traverse County commissioners.
The county last week approved a $100,000 deal with MacIntosh, the Traverse City Record-Eagle reported. Insurance will cover it. 

Clous, who is no longer a commissioner, also apologized...
The incident occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic when the county board held public meetings over video conference. 

• During the public comment period, MacIntosh had urged commissioners to make a statement opposing anti-government extremists, a few weeks after the U.S. Capitol riot.
• That’s when Clous, a commissioner who was participating from home, left the screen and returned with a rifle...